A short story

Synopsis
An enigmatic character tells the story (a prophecy originating from Eastern Bosnia) that has been transmitted mouth to mouth for over half a century. This mysterious story starts at the beginning of 2nd World War and evokes historical events that happened since and are yet to come...

Director's note (short)
The film is based on the memories that my uncle shared with me, and more specifically, on a story that has been transmitted mouth to mouth, from one generation to the other, in the village where my ancestors used to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The story relates to a prophecy that was given to the people of this village in 1941 by a local imam, based on the mystical book "Kasida". The book has predicted the main tragedies that happened during the second part of the 20th century in exYugoslavia and predicts more to come in the 21st.

The film tries to highlight the particular role that oral tradition (myths, legends...) plays in the region.

Production: Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains
Co-producer: Academy of film and multimedia Marubi, Tirana

Cast: Muhamed Hadžović
Director: Ibro Hasanović
Image: Sebastien Cros
Sound: Nicolas Verhaeghe
Editing: Ibro Hasanović
Sound mix: Maxime Champesme
Music: Helmut von Ulm
Executive producer: Lucie Bercez
Line producer: Eol Çashku
Distribution: Natalia Trebik | ntrebik@lefresnoy.net, + 33 (0)3 20 28 38 64

Technical info
Type of film: short fiction
Shooting format: Super 16mm
Screening format: HDCAM / DigiBeta / Blu-ray
Duration: 10min 20sec
Color: yes
Language: Bosnian
Subtitles:: English / French
Screening ratio: 16:9
FPS: 25
Sound: Dolby Surround Prologic 1
Date of production: June, 2011

Download video extracts
- extract 1 (.mov, 5.6MB)
- extract 2 (.mov, 4.9MB)

Soundtrack
- Meine eigene Wahnfried, Helmut von Ulm (.mp3, 2.2MB)

Posters

Design: Boris Stapić

Design & photo: Ibro Hasanović
Illustrations: Boris Stapić